TENT / CENTRE CHURCH CEMETERY



BY: PAULETTE COSS, MARY KAY LETUSICK AND EVELYN BREWER
                                          “AKA”
                 WELLS TOWNSHIP CEMETERY SISTERS


The following was taken from “The History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio” by Joseph B. Doyle.

The first Presbyterian meetings held in Wells Township were at the houses of Messrs. Armstrong and Sprague about the year 1800. After that they held meetings in a tent, from which the first house of worship to the name of “Tent Church.” It was afterwards called Centre, from a town plat subsequently laid out, although the church, hotel and a blacksmith shop were as far as the town ever developed. It was about midway between Warrenton, Smithfield and Mt. Pleasant, and several annual musters were held on the site of the embryo village. A Scotchman named Robinson was the first minister of whom there is any account, neither is there any record of the erection of the first building. The first person buried in the graveyard was John Armstrong, on July 16, 1810, and the deed for the land was made in 1826 by John Jackson to the trustees.




Row 1



CHANEY, WILLIAM RAY. 1887 - 1972
CHANEY, GEORGIA FELL. 1887 - 1975



FELL, THOMAS B. 1849 - 1935
FELL, RUTH. 1859 - 1896.
At Rest





Row 2


ELLIOTT, MARY BELL. Daughter of S T & B A Elliott. Born Mar 22, 1886. Died Aug 14, 1891.



ELLIOTT, JOHN P. Son of Taylor & Bethan Elliott. Died Mar 3, 1889 In the 13th year of his age.



__________, CHANDLER. Born ___12, 1865 Died ___ 22, 1880.



FELL, AARON. April 16, 1812 -- Feb 25, 1895.
FELL, RACHEL. Mar 22, 1838 -- Jul 24, 1895.



MOSSRUSH, ROY. 1905 - 1909.



PETERS, WILLIAM H. 1860 - 1939 footstone.



PETERS, MARGARET MAE. 1864 - 1938 footstone.



PETERS, JAMES M. 1859 - 1916 footstone.


PETERS, WILLIAM H. 1823 - 1899 footstone/Father.
PETERS, MARGARET. 1828 - 1905.


RICHARDSON, ISAAC. 1799 - 1873.
RICHARDSON, JANE MCINTYRE. His Wife. 1809 - 1892.



MINCER, NANCY R. 1843 - 1918.





Row 3


ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM. 22 Jan 1826 - 14 Jun 1904.
ARMSTRONG, ELIZA J. 6 Jan 1835 - 13 Jun 1896.



ARMSTRONG, HARRY. Died 6 Mar 1890 In His 27th Year.



SUTHERLAND, MAUD M. Wife of A L Sutherland. 2 Mar 1862 - 11 Apr 1891.



ARMSTRONG, CORA. 1868 - 1958.



ARMSTRONG, DAVID. 1828 - 1915.
ARMSTRONG, SARAH. 1839 - 1886.



ARMSTRONG, CHARLES B. 1871 - 1946.
ARMSTRONG, ANNA. 1872 - 1906.



WOLTER, MARGARET A. 3 Jan 1904 - 25 Jul 1973.
WOLTER, GEORGE E. 30 Dec 1901 -.



A Few Spaces.


Native Stone.


BAKER, NANCY MC DONALD. 1845 - 1903 footstone Daughter.
BURNSIDE, NANCY. 1811 - 1883 footstone Mother.








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